Friday, July 15, 2011

Folks will be lining up in our lovely little village on Saturday, July 16th to taste and help select the best sandwich in Sandwich. Guests who are staying at our bed and breakfast will be casting their vote and enjoying Sandwich Fest 2011.

Some of the town’s best chefs will be putting their culinary skills to the test to showcase their best sandwich. Awards will be given for Best Non-Vegetarian, Best Vegetarian, Best Use of Local Ingredients, and of course the People’s Choice.The sandwiches will be served under the big tent behind the Belfry Bistro on Jarves Street. There is a limit of 600 tickets that will be sold for the sandwich tasting. Ticket price is $15 for the tasting and to vote for your favorite sandwich. They can be purchased at the participating restaurants. They are: Aqua Grille, Belfry Inn at Bistro, Beth’s Special Teas, Bobby Byrnes, Booster Bar and Grille, Café Chew, Momo’s Food Emporium, Sandwich Pizza House, Dan’l Webster Inn and Spa, the Clubhouse at Sandwich Hollows.

Gregg Harper

Sandwich Fest is great fun for the entire family. There is live musical entertainment, street fair vendors selling food items and arts and craft items, activities for the kits, and even something for Fido; a pet costume contest. The entertainment will be provided by the indie rock band In Like Lion, acoustic guitarist and singer Gregg Harper, and singer/songwriter Allie Lamb. There will be a historic walking tour of Sandwich Village with “Thornton Burgess,” and a 50/50 Cash Raffle. Tickets for this raffle are $50 and only 400 will be sold. Last year’s winner took home $5,050.

In the evening there will be a free concert on the Shawme Pond bandstand featuring Adam Hoffman Revival. Bring a chair or a blanket and be ready to dance. For more information about the evening event, contact the Sandwich Recreation Department at 508-888-4361.

So, grab grandma, grandpa, and the kids and dress Fido and make your way to Jarves Street in Sandwich. Oh, and don’t forget your appetite.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Sandwich Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information contact the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce at 508-833-9755.

Jan Preus, the Innkeeper, chef, and artist in residence at the 1750 Inn at Sandwich Center, Sandwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts